Xeldan
Staff Emeritus
It's hard to believe I joined the SoD forums nearly 5 years ago. I remember the days when Erudin and Thurgadin were starting locations with newbie content outside of each city; it was a time when "let's dump all the junk from live into a database and pretend we're playing on live!" was rampant and I immediately fell in love with SoD's uniqueness. I joined the team in 2005 because I wanted to contribute and make a difference in the project -- hoping I could create content for the players to enjoy. Hopefully I succeeded to that end and didn't disappoint -- if I did at any point in time, I apologize.
I learned quite a bit while creating content for the server and met a lot of great people -- both Staff and players. I appreciate all the patience guilds had for some of my early content and its buggy nature. I still remember Legacy's first run through Sepulcher of Darkness; man Shade of Eurikos was sure interesting back then.
It's hard to move on from something you love doing -- so my MIA nature without making it clear that I was "done" is because I've always wanted to keep going, even though I clearly don't have the time needed to devote to working on SoD. I've come to realize that now, so I just wanted to let everyone know what's going on.
I want to thank all of the players -- past and present -- for giving me a reason to keep creating new content and fixing/improving the old. You guys are very dedicated to this server, and I'm sure I speak for all of the Staff when I say it's very much appreciated. I'm not going to name specific names because I don't want it to seem like favoritism or anything; I have the utmost respect for everyone who has played on this server.
To avoid getting too sappy and lengthy in this, I want to close it out by saying that you definitely want to keep an eye on Dawntide. Wiz worked his magic here, so wait until you see what he can do with full freedom -- I'll definitely be there, ready and waiting.
I learned quite a bit while creating content for the server and met a lot of great people -- both Staff and players. I appreciate all the patience guilds had for some of my early content and its buggy nature. I still remember Legacy's first run through Sepulcher of Darkness; man Shade of Eurikos was sure interesting back then.
It's hard to move on from something you love doing -- so my MIA nature without making it clear that I was "done" is because I've always wanted to keep going, even though I clearly don't have the time needed to devote to working on SoD. I've come to realize that now, so I just wanted to let everyone know what's going on.
I want to thank all of the players -- past and present -- for giving me a reason to keep creating new content and fixing/improving the old. You guys are very dedicated to this server, and I'm sure I speak for all of the Staff when I say it's very much appreciated. I'm not going to name specific names because I don't want it to seem like favoritism or anything; I have the utmost respect for everyone who has played on this server.
To avoid getting too sappy and lengthy in this, I want to close it out by saying that you definitely want to keep an eye on Dawntide. Wiz worked his magic here, so wait until you see what he can do with full freedom -- I'll definitely be there, ready and waiting.
